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[Roothy]

I am stuck on 3 down - County town in Scotland gets shabby and have -i-k-o- .
Can anyone help? Have just found this wonderful site!!!

[Baldric]

WICK LOW

[factor-fiction]

I thought that was in Ireland though

[factor-fiction]

^unless it's more cryptic than that and it's a reference to a Scottish term

[dannyk13]

FF Wick(town in Scotland) + low(shabby) = Wicklow(county)

[vakayu]

Wick is a county town factor in Scotland and low for shabby?

[vakayu]

Sorry should also say welcome to answerbank Roothy!

[factor-fiction]

Thanks. The County is Wicklow (Irish county). The Wick is simply the Scottish town, plus low a sothers have explained

[Roothy]

Makes sense. Wicklow is a county isnt it. many thanks.

[Baldric]

Wick is a Scottish County Town, then it's cryptic

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/low

See definition 2

[factor-fiction]

I think it was a county town at one time, but I think the county bit refers to Wicklow in Ireland rather than to Wick

[dannyk13]

FF Explanation given at 10.05

[factor-fiction]

Yes, thanks dannyk but I was responding to all those who gave incorrect explanations after you gave your excellent explanation

[dannyk13]

OK.

[factor-fiction]

Thanks. I just wondered why you addressed your comment to me again rather than to others

[dannyk13]

Yours was the last post.

[Baldric]

FGS!!!!!

[factor-fiction]

I think we can be pretty sure Wicklow is right

[scorpiojo]

Play nicely :o)

[Baldric]

Looking on the bright side, at least we got it right, probably!